The Third Man

Name: The Third Man
Director: Carol Reed
Genre: Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Thriller
Released: 1949

1949

IMDb

Carol Reed

1949·TV-PG·

United Kingdom

Award tierSilver

Metascore

Drama Film-Noir Mystery Thriller

Pulp novelist Holly Martins travels to shadowy, mystifying post-war Vienna only to find himself investigating the mysterious sudden death of old friend Harry Lime.

Cast

Joseph Cotten·Alida Valli·Orson Welles·Trevor Howard

Producers

Alexander Korda·Hugh Perceval·Carol Reed·David O. Selznick

Languages

English

German

Russian

French

Major Awards

1 win · 2 nominations

Wins (1)

Festival Grand Prize

Cannes Film Festival (1949)

Grand Prize of the Festival

Carol Reed

Nominations (2)

Best Picture

BAFTA Awards (1950)

Best Film from any Source

Best Director

Academy Awards, USA (1951)

Best Director

Carol Reed